Medicine:Wormian bone-multiple fractures-dentinogenesis imperfecta-skeletal dysplasia syndrome

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Wormian bone-multiple fractures-dentinogenesis imperfecta-skeletal dysplasia syndrome
Other namesSuarez-Stickler syndrome
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Wavy defects of the tibial cortex and a lesion of the fibular cortex in a 4-and-a-half year old patient with Wormian bone-multiple fractures-dentinogenesis imperfecta-skeletal dysplasia syndrome
SpecialtyMedical genetics
SymptomsBone abnormalities
Usual onsetBirth
DurationLifelong
CausesGenetic mutation

Wormian bone-multiple fractures-dentinogenesis imperfecta-skeletal dysplasia syndrome is a rare genetic bone disorder which is characterized by the presence of wormian bones in the skull, dentinogenesis imperfecta, recurrent bone fractures, hypertelorism, and eye puffiness.[1][2] This disorder is unique from osteogenesis imperfecta because of the presence of cortical defects and the absence of defective collagen or osteopenia.[3] It is not exactly known whether this condition is autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive.

It has been described in 2 non-consanguineous families.[4][5]

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